SW 644: Issues in Developmental DisabilitiesPerson-Centered Planning
Lecture Presenter:Mark McManus, M.S.S.W., and Beth
Mount, Ph.D.
Traditional Planning
Professionals conduct assessments of individuals with developmental disabilities
Assessments put together by interdisciplinary team
Fitting the person into the program / service system
Person-Centered Planning
Crafts lifestyle around person with disability
Takes inter-visionary look of people involved in person’s life
Often family, friends, and interested persons involved
Person-Centered Planning (cont.)
Creates vision for person’s future Goal is to improve quality of life Takes individual gifts and capacities;
finds, utilizes, and crafts different aspects of community around what person wants
Traditional Planning vs. Person-Centered Planning
Traditional planning may provide more or unnecessary support for person
Person-centered planning is tailored around individual needs
Traditional planning fits the person into the service system
Person-centered planning crafts the system around the person
Traditional Planning vs. Person-Centered Planning (cont.)
Reliance on service professionals (traditional) vs. reliance on the community (person-centered)
Focus on deficits (traditional) vs. focus on capacities (person-centered)
Professionally driven (traditional) vs. family/network driven
Person-Centered Planning Tools
MAPS (McGill Action Planning System) Essential Lifestyle Planning Lifestyle Plan Personal Futures Planning
Person-Centered Planning Tools - ELP
Essential Lifestyle Planning (Small) Negotiables vs. non-negotiables Example: residential setting
Person-Centered Planning Tools - PFP
Personal Futures Planning (Mount) Starts with looking at person’s
background Looks at milestones throughout
person’s life Not a social history, but parents
telling story Example: John
Where to Start?
Dream big Start taking small steps toward
improving relationships, using the community, and listening to individuals with intellectual disabilities
Working with Different Cultures
Importance of listening to people’s stories
Traditional planning as applied to an individual from a different culture or religious background
Relationship Map
Starts with individual in center and concentric circles
First circle – people closest to individual, e.g., parents, brothers, sisters, et al.
Next circle – important people but can do without
Outer circle - acquaintances
Choices
Personal vs. substituted choices Objective is to enhance person’s
control over their own life Example: Kathleen
Health of the Individual
Critical aspects involved in person’s healthcare
Healthcare may be critical for some but not for others
Personal Futures Planning Summary
Take different aspects and apply most meaningful parts
Extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive
Important to follow through with plans After reviewing different profiles, need to
develop action plan May need to revise vision to continue the
dream and help improve quality of life